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Ptolemy's Gate
Well, I loved it so much that I had to run the child to the library as soon as it was done on the excuse of returning her library books, but really, so I could check out the next one.
Bartimaeus is fabulously snarky, but this one really takes the time to explore how this alternate world England works. In short: the magicians have made a mess of things. Fortunately, there is a perfectly good character interested in fixing all this. I dearly love how Kitty doesn't even pretend that she's not going to keep right on at her chosen tasks.
Great stuff, including the lesser characters, both good and evil.
Library copy
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